Judge John M. Yackel

When an individual requests access to a court record containing confidential information, court staff must verify party status, grant access to the entire file if permitted, and remove records the party is not allowed to see.

Confidential records must be removed from a file requested by an attorney unless that attorney is counsel of record in the case.

People who are neither counsel of record nor parties may access only the non-confidential portions of a case.

Applies to

PSI and Judgment of Conviction

When sentencing results in a prison term, copies of the PSI and Judgment of Conviction must be provided to the Sheriff for delivery with the prisoner to the designated corrections intake point.

Applies to

Order

The order must include an attached schedule of dates, times, and places for the local Parent Educational Program.

Applies to

Written notice

A parent claiming the 24-month completion exception must notify the court in writing, identify the case containing the certificate, and provide a certified copy if it is outside Sawyer County.

Fee

$250

Each party must pay a $250 guardian ad litem advance fee, subject to possible waiver or later court orders allocating payment.

Fee

$35

Each parent must pay $35 before attending, by check or money order deposited with the clerk and payable to the provider, unless the provider approves another arrangement.

A parent may attend an approved alternative program but must pay its full cost and provide proof of attendance to the Clerk of Court and the provider.

Deadline

72 hours

Unless good cause has been shown to the judge, a party moving that any judicial proceeding required by law to be public should be closed to the news media, must notify the court and the media coordinator in writing at least 72 hours prior to the time set to hear the motion.

Each parent must attend within 45 days of notice and arrange attendance with the identified provider, but the deadline is waived for a parent subject to interspousal battery or domestic abuse by the other parent.

A party who appeared before the Family Court Commissioner must file a written request with the judge’s clerk within 15 days of the oral decision, or within 15 days of the written decision’s filing if no oral decision was given.